Hoggs NES/SNES covers

[Hoggs17]

ok cool - what games are in your HOF?  i don't have my eye on anything atm so i'll try yours.  there is probably overlap as well with what you want and what I still have on my "to do list"

[kingjohn3]

Ok you asked for it!  LoL  It's a long list but for me the Hall of Fame are games are ones that I grew up with and have fond memories of. Here goes (in no particular order)

NES
Legend of Zelda
Zelda 2
Metroid
Kid Icarus
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
Super Mario 1-3
Goonies 2
Stinger
Rush N Attack
Top Gun
Gradius
Track & Field
Ghosts n Goblins
Gunsmoke
Commando
Bionic Commando
Wizards and Warriors 1-3
Final Fantasy
Faxanadu
Dragon Warrior 1-4
Castlevania 1-3
Contra
Super C
Rygar
Willow
Duck Tales
Mega Man 1-6
Strider
Legendary Wings
Wrestlemania
RBI 3
Little Samson
RC Pro-Am
Ice Hockey
Rad Racer
Star Tropics
Metal Gear 1-2
Batman
Paperboy
Othello
Kid Niki
Karnov
Ring King
Tecmo Bowl 1-2
Star Wars
Empire
all Black Label Nintendo (30)

SNES
Zelda: A Link To The Past
Super Metroid
Final Fantasy 2-3 & Mystic Quest
Blackthorne
Donkey Kong Counttry 1-3
Super Mario World 1-2
Super Mario Kart
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Contra 3
Superman
Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage
Super Mario RPG
Hagane
Harvest Moon
Wild Guns
Lion King
Turtles 4
Killer Instinct
Chrono Trigger
Secert of Mana
Secret of Evermore
Earthbound
Castlevania Dracula X
Super Castlevania 4
Rock n Roll Racing
Ninja Gaiden Trilogy
Aladdin
Mortal Kombat 1-3
Tecmo Bowl 1-3
Super Star Wars
Super Empire
Super Jedi
Indiana Jones
Super Punch-Out
Super Mario All-Stars & Super Mario World
Super Ghouls n Ghosts
Gradius 3
Axelay
Mega Man  7, X, X2, X3
Earthworm Jim 1-2
Marvel Comic games
Breath of Fire 1-2
Lufia 1-2
Enix RPG's

I'm sure there are a few I've forgotten to list but I started to feel sorry for you if you decide to take on any of these    
 

[Hoggs17]

lol.  i'll see which ones overlap my current games and give them a shot, i'm sure we have a lot of overlap.

[Lord_Britannia]

  Zelda artwork on the covers really look great hoggs   love the pixel logos for the NES games nice touch.  Inspiration to the other newbs like me keep it coming!!

[Nacho3]

I'm really diggin' your NES covers with just the logo on the front and artwork on the back. Ever thought of changing your SNES to something similar? Maybe black background and get rid of the legal text/barcode. I think that might look pretty good.

[Hoggs17]

That's a good idea Nacho3, i'll play around with it on the next batch of covers.

[wiggy]

I made a Vector version of both the Zelda 1 and 2 logos/titles if you want.  They're super clean

[Hoggs17]

Sweet Wiggy, thanks!  I haven't done anything to the logos i've found (other than look for high def ones), I should incorporate that into my learnin'!

[kingjohn3]

Sorta reminds me of a book. I always thought a book cover look would be neat.

[wiggy]

Sweet Wiggy, thanks!  I haven't done anything to the logos i've found (other than look for high def ones), I should incorporate that into my learnin'!

A LOT of stuff can be found via vector resources on the web, but some just need to be rebuilt by hand (which is what I had to do with those Zelda logos).

[Hoggs17]

Here's a few more NES ones I just did this morning, I used the Rapoza art for the TMNT; he's got some good stuff.  For the river city ransom, i used the technos japan logo instead of the american one 'cuz i liked the way it looked better, it was the 1990 era logo and RSR was released in '89 so i figured what the heck.  these are just for me anyways!


Ducktales


TMNT 1

[Hoggs17]

Playing with a few different options here.  Switched the developer and NES logo placement on the spine (looking at it now I think I prefer it the previous way), added the official logo title to the spine (which I think I like more), added the official cover art to the back cover (eh...not a big fan) and placed the sprite/game shot previously on the spine to under the front logo (which I think i like).  I also included my original style for comparisons.  


Goonies II - A


Goonies II - B

[Arseen]

Upper Goonies 2 obviously is better.

Sorry to be blunt but the lower one's back is just lazy and shit.

[Hoggs17]

Yeah i don't like simply putting the official cover art on the back, someone asked what it would look like if I put it on there so I did.  I was using it to explain how i prefer not to do that.  As far as lazy and shit...idk about that, to each their own, but it's definitely not my preference.

[kingjohn3]

Seems like the best way to come up with a good cover is to figure out what doesnt work first. I appreciate efforts being made to make good covers. Good job hoggs. Thanks for putting that together for me